"Nothing beats breakfast made by my dear mom. Eating out has never felt as good as eating at home," Xuan Ye added.
"Hmph, at least you've got good judgment, knowing how to flatter your mother." Kushina Uzumaki looked at Xuan Ye with a proud expression.
"Um, well, I've eaten and drunk this morning. Shouldn't I go out for a walk now?" Xuan Ye cautiously asked his mother, Kushina Uzumaki.
After saying that, Xuan Ye rose onto his tiptoes, hoping to quietly slip away right under his mother's nose. At that moment, he could only pray that Kushina Uzumaki had forgotten what she had said yesterday—forgotten that she was going to take Xuan Ye to the Ninja Academy.
Xuan Ye's steps were extremely light. Step by step, his little legs soon carried him to the doorway.
"Wait, Xiao Ye. Have you forgotten something? Yesterday, you promised your mother that you'd go study at the Ninja Academy! Why are you trying to sneak off now?" Seeing her son cautiously trying to leave the house, Kushina Uzumaki smiled knowingly.
"Hah, um... did you mention something like that yesterday, Mother? Why don't I remember? Ah, when people get old, their memory starts failing. I can't remember, I really can't remember."
Xuan Ye had thought that Kushina Uzumaki had forgotten about it. He had already reached the doorway; with just a few more steps, he would have been out. Then wouldn't everything be up to him?
He never expected Kushina Uzumaki to pull something like this, calling him back just as he was about to step outside.
"Old? Xiao Ye, you're only four years old. No, no, I remembered wrong. You seem to be five already, right? Eh, or maybe you're four? Ah, I can't remember." Kushina Uzumaki wore a confused expression and even held